diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/x86_64-linux_patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/x86_64-linux_patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26a9cf2781e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc-6.8/x86_64-linux_patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -ru /tmp/ghc_fresh/ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/codeGen/CgUtils.hs ./ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/codeGen/CgUtils.hs
+--- /tmp/ghc_fresh/ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/codeGen/CgUtils.hs 2007-12-05 15:02:30.000000000 +0100
++++ ./ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/codeGen/CgUtils.hs      2007-12-05 15:33:16.000000000 +0100
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
+   ) where
+ 
+ #include "HsVersions.h"
+-#include "MachRegs.h"
++#include "../includes/MachRegs.h"
+ 
+ import CgMonad
+ import TyCon
+diff -ru /tmp/ghc_fresh/ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/nativeGen/MachRegs.lhs ./ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/nativeGen/MachRegs.lhs
+--- /tmp/ghc_fresh/ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/nativeGen/MachRegs.lhs     2007-12-05 15:02:30.000000000 +0100
++++ ./ghc-6.9.20071119/compiler/nativeGen/MachRegs.lhs  2007-12-05 15:32:41.000000000 +0100
+@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
+ -- HACK: go for the max
+ #endif
+ 
+-#include "MachRegs.h"
++#include "../includes/MachRegs.h"
+ 
+ import Cmm
+ import MachOp          ( MachRep(..) )